CONTENTS. 



• 



Fage 

 I. — On the Influence of Indian Forests on the Rai7ifall. — By 

 Henuy F. Blanford, F. R. S., Meteorological Eeporter to 



the Government of India 1 



II. — On the changes observed in the Density of the Surface Sea- 

 water, coincident with, and due to Aerial Disturbances, and 

 consequent Alteration of Baric Pressure over adjacent Sea 

 Areas : and on the Usefulness -of a more exact measurement 

 of the Specific Gravity of Sea-water : more especially with 

 Beference tojhe Waters near and about the Hooghly Biver 



Pilot Station. — By Samuel R. Elson 15 



III. — Notes on Indian Rhynchota : Heteroptera, No. 1. — By E. T. 



Atkinson, B. A., President 22 



IV. — A second series of Neiv Species of Ficus from New Guinea. — 

 By George King, M. B., LL. D., F. L. S., Superintendent 



of the Boyal Botanic Garden, Calcutta 61 



V. — On some New Species o/ Ficus from Sumatra. — By George 

 King, M. B., LL. D., F. L. S , Superintendent Botanic 



Garden, Calcutta 65 



VI. — On the Mammals and Birds collected by Captain C. E. Yate, 

 C. S. I. of the Afghan Boundary Commission. — By J. 



Scully 68 



VII. — On the Species of Loranthus indigenous to Per ah. — By 

 George King, M. B., LL. D., F. L. S., Superintendent 



of the Boyal Botanic Garden, Calcutta 89 



YIIJ. E'tude sur les Arachnides de V Asie meridionale faisant partie 



des collections de V Indian Museum (Calcutta). Par M. E. 

 Simon, de Paris. — Communicated by The Superinten- 

 dent OF the Indian Museum 101 



JX. On the Differential Equation of a Trajectory. — By Asutosh 



Mukhopadhyay, M. a., F. R. A. S., F. R. S. E. Com- 

 municated by The Hon'ble Mahendralal Sirkar, M. D., 

 C. L E. (With a Wood-cut) 116 



